Tulsa Men’s Soccer Team Earns NCAA Tournament First Round Bye, Hosts Second Round on Sunday
11/15/2021 12:39:00 PM | Men's Soccer
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The Tulsa men's soccer team earned a No. 6 seed, the best in program history, and a first round bye in the NCAA Championship and will host the second round game on Sunday, November 21 at the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium.
TU will take on the winner of the Missouri State (17-1-0) and Creighton (8-7-2) game, which is slated for Thursday, November 18 in Springfield, Mo.
"We're excited to host the second round game and earn a top-16 seed as that is an excellent accomplishment," Head Coach Tom McIntosh said. "I am proud of our team for taking home two trophies and we are excited about the opportunity to compete for another one."
The Golden Hurricane captured wins over both the Bears and Bluejays during the regular season, including a 2-1 win over Creighton in Omaha (Aug. 26) and a 3-0 shutout against Missouri State at the Hurricane Stadium (Sept. 3).
"We know Missouri State and Creighton are both good teams," McIntosh said. "Obviously we played them a long time ago, but we are familiar with both programs and we are looking forward to the challenge of playing either one of them on Sunday."
This will be Tulsa's 12th appearance in the tournament and first since the 2016 season. TU has a 9-10-2 mark in the NCAA tournament, making quarterfinal appearance in 2004 and 2009.
The Golden Hurricane has a 15-1-1 overall record, tallied an 8-1-1 mark in American Athletic Conference play and earned both The American regular season and tournament titles.
Missouri State earned their second-straight Missouri Valley Conference tournament championship and automatic bid as they posted a 17-1 mark on the season with their one loss coming to Tulsa. Creighton earned an at-large bid after falling to Villanova in the BIG EAST Championship quarterfinals and posting an 8-7-2 overall record and a 5-4-1 mark in the league.
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